What's French for "Yo' Mama"?

It's been the question on the world's mind for more than 24 hours: what the hell was French captain Zinedine Zindane thinking when he turned and rammed his bald head into Italian defender Marco Materazzi's chest in overtime of the World Cup final yesterday? It led to a red card against Zidane and left the French out manned (tho', to be fair, not outplayed) for the last 10 minutes of the match. Now, via the BBC Website, comes nebulous reports that Materazzi allegedly said something about Zidane's mother that provoked him. However, Zidane is not talking and nobody knows exactly what was said. Not that it could excuse such a blatant illegal act.

For record, knowing that the vote was not taken until after yesterday's final, I'm very disappointed in the powers that be for awarding Zidane the Golden Ball for this tournament. Italian captain Fabio Cannavaro was at least equally deserving on on-the-field merit, without the huge mistake on the world's biggest stage.